[linux-audio-user] How to get sound on remote X kde client

[Robert Jonsson]

On Thursday 29 April 2004 14.50, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 08:24, Robert Rozman wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've managed to get some sort of thin client, but still have some
> > problems.
> >
> > I've enabled XDMCP on my server, and run this on my diskless epia client:
> > "X -query ip_of_server"
> >
> > and I got login screen, got into and could work as just at the server.
> > But I would like to go further. It seems like that desktop is using
> > resources on server (audio, graphic card).
> >
> > How can I get sound from server's desktop to my epia thin client ?
>
> Have been asking on here about some Xvnc stuff myself and not got much
> help. Either off topic or something more personal like...they all hate
> me! :))

We all hate you ;)
Not!

>
> I am not an expert but I don't think any of the standard vnc / rfb
> client/server solutions will do this. That is if I understand you
> correctly...You want the sound from the server you remotely log to, to
> port to the client machine? Even if you could do that, the sound quality
> would be limited to bandwidth type issues as Tightvnc, Vnc, Xrfb, etc
> are all optimized to function well over slower connections. I.E. You
> sound would be poor quality.

This is a very complex issue. There are a few sound-servers that are 
specifically tailored to do this e.g NAS and a few others (arts?). Though, you 
have still the problem that your sound apps need support for the soundserver 
you decide to use (or use pre-load trickery). Also, it is uncertain how 
stable the sound-servers are. But I guess the only way to find out is to try 
one of them :)

I have thought many times to explore this area for music production usage. 
Music production today under linux is to a large extent made with JACK and I 
don't think JACK yet has a networked backend which would be one way to 
improve on the situation.
Now that I think about it, wasn't there a networked jack-client a while ago ?

Regards,
Robert

>
> R~
>
> > I'd really like to get this working cause this will be right device for
> > my kids. In this way they've got TV, entertainment box (running mythtv)
> > and normal PC terminal.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for responses,
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Robert.